Made-In-India Suzuki Swift Gets A Big Safety Rating Boost: 200 Percent Improvement Because Of This
The Maruti Swift is a very popular model. Its acceptance isn’t limited to India. In many global markets, the hatchback enjoys good demand. It got a major generational update in 2024, which brought a lot of changes, more equipment, style, and appeal to the vehicle. Disappointing many, it did not perform well in the crash tests conducted by Australian NCAP (ANCAP). The fourth-generation Swift could only score a one-star safety rating. It did score three stars in Euro NCAP crash tests, though. The updated made-in-India Swift has now been crash-tested again by ANCAP, and the results are more reassuring than before. The new Swift has been awarded three stars by the Australian NCAP.
New Swift’s Australian NCAP Rating: What Brought About The Difference?
The previous crash test was conducted in December 2024. Suzuki silently updated the spec of the Swift recently, and these changes seem to have brought about the climb in safety rating. Interestingly, both ANCAP and Suzuki have been tight-lipped about the details of these changes/updates in the vehicle (at least at the time of writing this article). Despite the changes that have gone into it, the Australia-spec Swift continues to be priced the same as before.
From what we know yet, Swifts sold from September 2025 onwards come packed with these safety updates. This means the build dates may be from August 2025 (VIN of approximately 250001 and above). All older units will continue with the previous 1-star ANCAP rating.
New Swift’s Performance In ANCAP Crash Tests
Australian NCAP’s official website confirms that the new ratings apply to all variants except the base-spec GL. The hatchback comes equipped with dual front, side chest and side curtain airbags (which are intended to protect heads of the occupants during a collision), as standard fitments. A centre airbag is absent between the front occupants.
Higher variants even come with Autonomous emergency braking (AEB) (inclusive of car-to-car AEB, junction AEB and vulnerable road user AEB), lane support systems (LSS) (which have lane keep assist, lane departure warning, and emergency lane keeping), and Speed Assist in the Australian market. Many of these features, however, go missing on the model sold in India.
The updated Swift scored 26.87 points out of 40 in Adult Occupant Protection tests- translating to around 67% protection. It scored 3.52/8 points in frontal offset test, 5.51/6 in side impact test and full marks in oblique pole test.
In Child Occupant Protection tests, it scored 32.28 points out of 49. The safety here was evaluated to be 65%. The vehicle scored 8.51 out of 16 in front dynamic test and 5.54/8 in side dynamic tests. The Vulnerable Road User Protection stood at a higher 76%, as the vehicle scored 48 out of 63 points.
The ANCAP protocols also tested the safety assist features of the Swift. It scored 10.03 / 18 points, translating to 55% protection. The tests also noted that the 2025 Swift misses out on AEB in backover situations.
The latest set of ANCAP crash tests has brought the Swift’s Euro NCAP and ANCAP ratings to a sweet equilibrium of ‘3 stars’. Of course, there are differences in the details. The India-spec fourth-gen Swift is yet to undergo Global NCAP and Bharat NCAP crash tests.
Considering Maruti Suzuki’s growing focus on improving the safety offered by its range, we can expect the new Swift to score impressively when it is finally tested by these programs.